I really wish i could afford these shoes to go with my collection - im not sure that the fact that theyre the right colours is reason enough to kill my overdraft however...Sunday, 11 April 2010
Accessorise!
Whilst thinking about accessories for my collection, i had a daydreaming five minutes looking at the 2010 accessories from some of the top designers. I fell in love with the Derek Lam Bucket bag and these amazing shoes from Viktor and Rolf... I really wish i could afford these shoes to go with my collection - im not sure that the fact that theyre the right colours is reason enough to kill my overdraft however...
I really wish i could afford these shoes to go with my collection - im not sure that the fact that theyre the right colours is reason enough to kill my overdraft however...
Quotes From The Top
I was taking a quick flick through style.com and found an interview with Julie Gilhart, the fashion director of Barney's, New York, and thought some of her opinions were really interesting. I thought i'd share a couple of snippets from the interview, especially those on the future of the fashion show (which i totally could have used when writing my essay) and on eco-fashion. She mentions designers who manufacture in New york or their home towns, something i wish would extend to the British fashion industry!
"That goes to the question of fashion shows and how important the live experience still is. Does the energy you see on the runway somehow boil down into the garment in a way that you can’t necessarily describe?"
It has to be well designed. You’re not going to get excited about a show that has great music, great models, and not great clothes. But if you have all three of them, you’re like, wow, this is great, totally inspired. It’s the $64,000 question. How valid are fashion shows?
If the Rodarte girls didn’t have a fashion show, would you be able to get the essence of that collection? You would look at it in the store and say, that’s really great and that’s really interesting and unique, but I always go back to that [Spring 2010] fashion show, and I’m like, wow, I loved all that smoke. I loved the way the models looked so goth and how they mixed in that plaid and the boots were all thigh-high and strappy. It gives you the feeling that these girls have a certain power, but if you were just to look at it in a store, it’s just a dress on a hanger. It came from that source, so it’s our job to express the power behind that. That’s where a Style.com comes in, [saying] that’s what we saw and it’s kind of amazing…I love Style.com, it’s the Wikipedia of fashion…It’s really like, just the facts, ma’am, please. Here are the pictures and here’s what we can tell you about the show and here you go. That’s one of the things that has changed fashion, Style.com…it’s like Xerox and the copier. Style.com is an amazing Internet engine. You put it up there with Google and all that other stuff. It’s pretty incredible—it’s changed a lot of things.Beyond Style.com, has the whole model, the whole way of looking at fashion shows, changed? It’s not about a top-down dictatorial approach anymore.That’s why I think some of the big brands are struggling right now. “What do we do?” They’re feeling it, they’re feeling the shift. And they’re all trying to figure out what to do.
"Talking of how things are made, you’ve been a vocal champion of eco-fashion, if that’s the correct term. I don’t know if you like that term. How important is that, going forward?"
I think it’s actually about being conscious. Green, eco, all those words—it’s just about being more conscious. [Take] somebody like Isabel Toledo, who’s doing everything in New York…and only buys fabric to order and knows exactly where everything is being done and pays fair wages and is doing everything in a very sustainable way, as much as possible.
It’s not easy to be completely conscious in the way of sustainability and organic and eco, because not all of the materials are available yet, and the resources aren’t there.
I just had this experience with Colin Firth’s wife, Livia, who’s amazing. She [was] trying to go through the whole awards season wearing clothes that are made in a sustainable way, and [was] having a really hard time…She has to be in something that’s designed well and is glamorous, but is actually very conscious—and it’s not easy, it’s very difficult. But I think it should become easier…If I’m going to work in fashion, I don’t want to be part of the things that are contributing to a worse environment. I want to be part of something that’s contributing to a better environment, and so whatever little we can do, I’m going to try to do that. So it means supporting people that you believe really want to try to do a better job in that way, and actually it goes back to some of the things that the customers really want. They want things that are made well, that are made in a conscious way, that have long-term values, that are beautiful. All of that is part of the story. It’s not just about eco and organic.
"That goes to the question of fashion shows and how important the live experience still is. Does the energy you see on the runway somehow boil down into the garment in a way that you can’t necessarily describe?"
It has to be well designed. You’re not going to get excited about a show that has great music, great models, and not great clothes. But if you have all three of them, you’re like, wow, this is great, totally inspired. It’s the $64,000 question. How valid are fashion shows?
If the Rodarte girls didn’t have a fashion show, would you be able to get the essence of that collection? You would look at it in the store and say, that’s really great and that’s really interesting and unique, but I always go back to that [Spring 2010] fashion show, and I’m like, wow, I loved all that smoke. I loved the way the models looked so goth and how they mixed in that plaid and the boots were all thigh-high and strappy. It gives you the feeling that these girls have a certain power, but if you were just to look at it in a store, it’s just a dress on a hanger. It came from that source, so it’s our job to express the power behind that. That’s where a Style.com comes in, [saying] that’s what we saw and it’s kind of amazing…I love Style.com, it’s the Wikipedia of fashion…It’s really like, just the facts, ma’am, please. Here are the pictures and here’s what we can tell you about the show and here you go. That’s one of the things that has changed fashion, Style.com…it’s like Xerox and the copier. Style.com is an amazing Internet engine. You put it up there with Google and all that other stuff. It’s pretty incredible—it’s changed a lot of things.Beyond Style.com, has the whole model, the whole way of looking at fashion shows, changed? It’s not about a top-down dictatorial approach anymore.That’s why I think some of the big brands are struggling right now. “What do we do?” They’re feeling it, they’re feeling the shift. And they’re all trying to figure out what to do.
"Talking of how things are made, you’ve been a vocal champion of eco-fashion, if that’s the correct term. I don’t know if you like that term. How important is that, going forward?"
I think it’s actually about being conscious. Green, eco, all those words—it’s just about being more conscious. [Take] somebody like Isabel Toledo, who’s doing everything in New York…and only buys fabric to order and knows exactly where everything is being done and pays fair wages and is doing everything in a very sustainable way, as much as possible.
It’s not easy to be completely conscious in the way of sustainability and organic and eco, because not all of the materials are available yet, and the resources aren’t there.
I just had this experience with Colin Firth’s wife, Livia, who’s amazing. She [was] trying to go through the whole awards season wearing clothes that are made in a sustainable way, and [was] having a really hard time…She has to be in something that’s designed well and is glamorous, but is actually very conscious—and it’s not easy, it’s very difficult. But I think it should become easier…If I’m going to work in fashion, I don’t want to be part of the things that are contributing to a worse environment. I want to be part of something that’s contributing to a better environment, and so whatever little we can do, I’m going to try to do that. So it means supporting people that you believe really want to try to do a better job in that way, and actually it goes back to some of the things that the customers really want. They want things that are made well, that are made in a conscious way, that have long-term values, that are beautiful. All of that is part of the story. It’s not just about eco and organic.
Friday, 9 April 2010
Piers Atkinson - Headwear
For my collection i have to research, design and create headwear pieces which stand out and make a statement. Whilst researching, a friend emailed me these pictures from Piers Atkinson.... i give you bizarre headwear....
A small part of me wants to go this weird.... ;)
Collection - Fabric
I'm so excited to have finally bought my final fabric for my collection. I thought my choice of a mnochrome colour palette would make this part of the collection really easy, but god was i wrong! During my toile review we decided that in order to make the monochrome work it would have to be bright white and the darkest black i could find, which was sensible but hard to find.
In the end i bought a silk dupion in black and white which has a vintage feel and look to it, which im loving. to make the over skirt of one of my dresses, i found a shimmery jewlled organza which was a lucky discovery in a random side street in Carnaby street. It's perfect though.
I decided on brightly jewel coloured linings to contrast with the black and white outsides of my dresses, which only the wearer will know about. This also fits in with my theme of turning things inside out - The skelton is on the outside and the decorative skin is inside, hidden.
I also found the perfect shoes - the style name is actually "Harriet" and so fate kind of took over - i love it when a plan comes together!
Shoe link: http://www.dorothyperkins.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=true&catalogId=20552&storeId=12552&categoryId=51585&parent_category_rn=51581&productId=1637698&langId=-1
In the end i bought a silk dupion in black and white which has a vintage feel and look to it, which im loving. to make the over skirt of one of my dresses, i found a shimmery jewlled organza which was a lucky discovery in a random side street in Carnaby street. It's perfect though.
I decided on brightly jewel coloured linings to contrast with the black and white outsides of my dresses, which only the wearer will know about. This also fits in with my theme of turning things inside out - The skelton is on the outside and the decorative skin is inside, hidden.
I also found the perfect shoes - the style name is actually "Harriet" and so fate kind of took over - i love it when a plan comes together!
Shoe link: http://www.dorothyperkins.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=true&catalogId=20552&storeId=12552&categoryId=51585&parent_category_rn=51581&productId=1637698&langId=-1
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